Vineland High School
- For the original Vineland High School building, now on the National Register of Historic Places, see Landis Intermediate School.
| Vineland High School | |
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| Location | |
| 2880 East Chestnut Avenue Vineland, NJ 08361 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Enter to learn, go forth to serve." |
| Established | 1870 (as Vineland High School) 1963 (South Campus) 1976 (North Campus) |
| School district | Vineland Public Schools |
| Principal | Dr. Thomas McCann (South) Mario Olsen (North) |
| Assistant principals | Melanie Beck (North) Dorothy Burke (South) Madeline Galan (South) Darren Palmer (North) Richard Panas (South) |
| Faculty | 192.6 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,559 (as of 2010-11)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.29:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and Gray |
| Athletics conference | Cape-Atlantic League |
| Mascot | Rowdy Rooster |
| Nickname | Fighting Clan |
| Website | School website |
Vineland High School is a four-year public high school located in Vineland, New Jersey, operating as part of the Vineland Public Schools. The now reunified school operates from a south campus that had been Vineland Senior High School South (which opened in 1963) and a north campus that was formerly Vineland Senior High School North (established in 1976). The original high school in Vineland dates back to 1870, and the 1927 Vineland High School dates to 1927 structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 3, 1995, and is now known as Landis Intermediate School.[2]
As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,559 students and 192.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.29:1. There were 689 students (26.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 709 (27.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
A proposed dress code, slated to take effect for the 2006-07 school year, gave way to controversy and debate among students and parents.[3]
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 297th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 275th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[4] The magazine ranked the school 222nd in 2008 out of 316 schools.[5] The school was ranked 194th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[6]
Curriculum
Due to its large student body Vineland High is able to offer a wide range of elective classes topics include arts and design, computers, media, automobile repair, wood working, as well as a wide range of Advanced Placement courses. Courses such as English, mathematics, history, and science are tracked into college preparatory, advanced college preparatory, and honors. Students are tracked into honors mathematics and science from middle school.
Requirements for graduation
Courses required to be taken in order to graduate are four years of English, three years of mathematics, two years of United States history, one year of world history/geography; three years of science; one year of fine, practical and/or performing arts, 1/2 year of digital technology, 1/2 year of financial literacy, one year of a business, life science, or vocational course, two years of a World Language, and four years of physical education/health. All students must pass the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) to graduate.
Athletics
The Vineland High School Fighting Clan compete in the Atlantic Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference consisting of both parochial and public high schools located in Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County and Gloucester County, and operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[7]
Vineland High School has participated since 1893 in an annual Thanksgiving football game with Millville Senior High School, in Millville. The rivalry is the one of the oldest public high school rivalry in the United States, meeting for the 135th time in 2006. Vineland leads the series, 61-55, with 19 games ending in ties.[8][9]
They also have a longstanding boys swim team rivalry between Vineland and Mainland Regional High School that has lasted many years.
Vineland High School athletic teams include Girls Crew, Girls Track, Girls Tennis, Girls Soccer, Softball, Girls Swimming, Girls Basketball, Field Hockey, Girls Cross Country, Boys Crew, Boys Track, Boys Tennis, Boys Soccer, Boys Baseball, Boys Lacrosse, Football, Boys Swimming, Boys Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Boys Cross Country, Co-ed Golf, Co-ed Winter Track, Co-ed Fall Cheerleading, Co-ed Winter Cheerleading
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[10]
- Thomas McCann, Principal (South)
- Mario Olsen, Principal (North)
- Melanie Beck, Assistant Principal (North)
- Dorothy Burke, Assistant Principal (South)
- Madeline Galan, Assistant Principal (South)
- Darren Palmer, Assistant Principal (North)
- Richard Panas, Assistant Principal (South)
Notable alumni
- Jillian Loyden (born 1985), soccer goalkeeper.[11]
- Vic Voltaggio (born 1941, class of 1959), Major League Baseball umpire from 1977 to 1996.[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Data for Vineland High, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 10, 2012.
- ↑ Vineland High School South, Vineland Public Schools. Accessed April 6, 2011.
- ↑ Students label new dress code as racist The Daily Journal (New Jersey), June 21, 2006.
- ↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 20, 2012.
- ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed April 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ↑ League Memberships – 2012-2013, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 20, 2012.
- ↑ Thanksgiving brings feast of rivalries, The Courier-Post, November 22, 2006
- ↑ VHS-MHS games on the 6s were eventful, colorful, Daily Journal (Vineland), November 29, 1996
- ↑ site/admin.html Administration, Vineland High School. Accessed September 20, 2012.
- ↑ Jillian Loyden, Villanova University. Accessed July 17, 2011.
- ↑ Van Embden, Edward. "Umpire makes Vineland fame wall", The Press of Atlantic City, June 1, 2009. Accessed November 10, 2013. "Behind that moment in history, and several others, was Vineland native Vic Voltaggio.... Voltaggio, 68, is being inducted into the Vineland Hall of Fame tonight at Vineland High School's all-sports banquet at Merighi's Savoy Inn in East Vineland.... Voltaggio graduated from Vineland High School in 1959 and, along with his wife, Janet, was an early member of Vineland's Booster Club, which benefits the school's sports programs."
External links
- Vineland High School
- VHS South Website
- Vineland Public Schools
- Vineland Public Schools's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Vineland Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- South Jersey Sports: Vineland HS
Coordinates: 39°28′36″N 74°58′22″W / 39.476528°N 74.972808°W
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